Hobbs Act commerce effect raises separate jurisdictional and substantive questions

Evidence

The effect on commerce is both jurisdictional and substantive in a Hobbs Act prosecution, but the two inquiries are separate and distinct. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1174

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes the jurisdictional element from the substantive element of a single statutory phrase — a crucial distinction for law students.
• XREF: Connects to the principle that subject matter jurisdiction is a discrete threshold issue in every federal case, unlike state court practice. — connects to: Subject matter jurisdiction is a discrete threshold matter in federal courts — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1174; Incidences crossing state lines become commerce when materially significant — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 2983
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1174

Broader Connections

• Subject matter jurisdiction is a discrete threshold matter in federal courts #expands (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1174